WAW Homeschool Family Book Club

Homeschool families are invited to join us for a monthly book club that will focus on titles from the William Allen White (WAW) award nominees.  Each month, we will have two separate book clubs, divided by age.  Note: The grade levels indicated are general reading level recommendations.  Any child between 6-11 is welcome to participate in the club for 3-5 grade, and any child between ages 11-18 is welcome to participate in club for 6-8 grades.  The selections are generally good for independent or family reads. 

For January, we have two titles available:

• Available January 10 (This is a short book, so you don't need to read it ahead of time): The Penguin of Ilha Grande: From Animal Rescue to Extraordinary Friendship by Shannon Earle (3-5 grade WAW list) 
• Available Now: Farther Than the Moon by Lindsay Lackey (6-8 grade WAW list)

REGISTRATION REQUIRED.  If you register in January, you will remain registered through May.  (Starting in February, we will meet on the first Friday of each month through May).

The William Allen White Children’s Book Award is the oldest statewide Children’s book award in the United States. It was established in 1952 by the late Ruth Garver Gagliardo, a children’s literature specialist at Emporia State University. To honor the memory of one of Kansas’ most distinguished citizens, the award was titled The William Allen White Children's Book Award. William Allen White was an American author, politician, leader of the Progressive movement and the newspaper editor of The Emporia Gazette.